An effective string theory of Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen vortices

Alfredo Aranda; Christopher D. Carone; Richard F. Lebed

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00007-1

An effective string theory of Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen vortices

Alfredo Aranda, Christopher D. Carone, Richard F. Lebed

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Abstract

We obtain an effective string theory of the Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen vortices of the Abelian Higgs model. The theory has an anomaly free effective string action which, when the extrinsic curvature is set equal to zero, yields the Nambu-Goto action. This generalizes previous work in which a string representation was obtained in the London limit, where the magnitude of the Higgs field is fixed. Viewed as a model for long distance QCD, it provides a concrete picture of the QCD string as a fluctuating Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen vortex of a dual superconductor on the border between type I and type II. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-72
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	474
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00007-1
State	Published - Feb 10 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abelian-Higgs-model
Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen-vortices
Dual-superconductivity
Effective-string-theory
Regge-trajectory

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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